IBT Staff Reporter

Bank of Montreal's (BMO.TO: Quote) quarterly profit rose by a higher-than-expected 18 percent as capital markets income surged and a recent U.S. acquisition started to contribute, Canada's No. 4 lender said on Tuesday.

In a 58-page report released on Monday, the Denmark announced that by 2014, it would lay claim to three areas near Greenland, including the North Pole.

Here's where the 2011 Virginia Earthquake hit according to maps distributed by the U.S. Geographical Survey.

The Washington National Cathedral is a masonry structure that employed medieval building methods instead of using a modern steel infrastructure.

You felt it from the floor through the chair, and all the windows started rattling, Steve Lang, a retired AT&T manager who lives in Danville, Va., about 150 miles from the epicenter, told IBTimes.

The Virginia earthquake Aug. 23 was unusual for the region, although not unprecedented. Earthquakes, though fairly commonplace along the Pacific Coast, are few and far between on the Atlantic Coast because of its different geological structure.

Warren Buffett has a Chinese car problem, and he may be tempted to fix it himself -- at a cost of billions of dollars.

Joe Biden receives criticism for condoning China's One-Child Policy during his visit to China.

Right on the brink of Hurricane Irene, an earthquake hits the East Coast.

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island and New York City.

Millions of Americans are wondering if and when aftershocks will hit the East Coast.

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit the U.S. East Coast , rattling buildings in downtown Washington, D.C., causing the Pentagon, White House and to evacuate.

Facebook is making it easier for users to control who sees their information, and to have more say over the photographs they appear in, as the world's No. 1 social networking service seeks to assuage privacy concerns.

Stocks bounced on Tuesday with major indexes rising more than 2 percent as investors jumped into the market before a highly anticipated address by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke later this week.

The hunt for the elusive Higgs Boson, also known as the God particle which could solve the greatest mystery in physics may have wandered into a labyrinth.

Can an earthquake influence the ups and downs of the stock market?

Medtronic Inc's new chief executive vowed to expand more internationally and improve returns from the company's research spending as he seeks to revive growth at the world's largest medical device maker.

Arsenal are busily pursuing the likes of Eden Hazard and Bastian Schweinsteiger, according to reports, as the transfer window closes in a mere eight days.

Hurricane Irene, if it keeps to its projected path and hits Florida and North Carolina later this week, will become the first hurricane in three years to make landfall in the United States.

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, Hollywood's power couple that endured 13 years and expected to last longer, are about to end their marriage, according to reports.

Factory output in the U.S. central Atlantic region dropped to a two-year low in August and new home sales hit a five-month low in July, the latest signs to suggest the economy is at risk of stalling.

Investors bullish on the oil market are getting support from the uncertainty in Libya.

Amy Winehouse toxicology results turned out to be inconclusive, and no illegal drugs were found in her system. The 27-year-old singer was found dead on July 23 in her London home. The toxicology tests were carried out to determine the cause of death, as initial autopsy results also came out inconclusive.

Stocks surged on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq up more than 2 percent, as buyers emerged before a highly anticipated address by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke later this week.

Hewlet-Packard, commonly known as HP, announced Thursday that it would stop selling its recently launched TouchPad tablet as well as all WebOS-based smartphones, such as the Palm Pre 2, HP Veer, and the upcoming Palm Pre 3. The company told retailers to discount their discontinued products for consumers shortly after.

Billionaire Carlos Slim Helu has increased his stakes in newspaper company New York Times Co and luxury retailer Saks Inc.

Less than a year since it went public, NetSpend Holdings Inc's depressed stock price and cut-throat competition in the pre-paid debit card market make it a potential takeout target.

Jack Layton, the charismatic leader of the New Democratic Party, died on Monday just months after guiding his party to its strongest ever performance in the May federal election.

Bank of America Corp shares fell as much as 6 percent on Tuesday morning amid fears the bank would have to raise more capital.